Etymology

metalloprotease

M3E1T1A1L1L1O1P3R1O1T1E1A1S1E1

Today it means: metalloproteinase Full definition →

English protease ← Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
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  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. Englishprotease
  4. English todaymetalloprotease

From metallo- + protease.

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